Music weekly learning programmes
Join us in Oxford or online
Studied on a weekly schedule, usually over one term (10 weeks), our weekly learning programmes in music include courses that meet in Oxford, online courses with live-time sessions, and flexible online courses
As well as weekly classes, we also offer day schools, flexible online courses and summer schools in music.
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Upcoming courses
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Music is all around us, woven into the fabric of our lives. Explore some of the properties of music that might hold the key to its power over our minds, our bodies, our social lives and even our souls at this day event in Oxford.
- Sat 11 Jan 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
In-person weekly • Short courses
A journey through operatic history, pausing at ten important turning points on the way, starting at the birth of opera in Italy around 1600 and ending in 'fin-de-siècle' Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
- Mon 20 Jan 2025 – Mon 24 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
- 2:00 – 4:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
This is a practical course for those interested in gaining knowledge and understanding of classical harmony. The course will cover the basics of harmony by taking the students through a series of straightforward, structured exercises.
- Mon 20 Jan 2025 – 24 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
- 2:30 – 3:30pm
In-person weekly • Short courses
The rich combination of soloists, chorus and orchestra has inspired composers to produce some of their most profound works. We will study ten of these masterpieces, from Bach to Britten, exploring the text, music and historical background.
- Wed 22 Jan 2025 – Wed 26 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
- 7:00 – 9:00pm
In-person weekly • Short courses
Explore piano repertoire, interpretation and technique in a lively mixture of talks and workshops, in which all students will have regular opportunities to play. This class is open to players of all levels and students may join the class in any term.
- Wed 22 Jan 2025 – Wed 26 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
- 4:30 – 6:30pm
Analysing Classical Music: An Introduction (Online)
The aim of musical analysis is to understand how music exerts such a powerful effect on us. This course introduces some of the main approaches...Peter Nostrand
Peter visits regularly from the States to take our weekly classes in music while his wife takes our history classes.